Robert Griffith is a career quality starter — a defensive back whose body of work places Griffith in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Griffith's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 1994 | 23–24 | MIN | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1995 | 24–25 | MIN | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1996 | 25–26 | MIN | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1997 | 26–27 | MIN | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1998 | 27–28 | MIN | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 28–29 | MIN | 16 | — | 99 | 73 | 26 | 13 | 4 | 4.0 | 21.0 | 3 | 8 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 29–30 | MIN | 16 | — | 86 | 57 | 29 | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 6.0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 30–31 | MIN | 9 | — | 55 | 39 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 2 | 6 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 31–32 | CLE | 12 | — | 63 | 52 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 32–33 | CLE | 16 | — | 78 | 59 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 7 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 33–34 | CLE | 16 | — | 96 | 70 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 34–35 | ARI | 16 | — | 55 | 41 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 35–36 | ARI | 16 | — | 73 | 55 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 194 | — | 605 | 446 | 159 | 22 | 5 | 8.5 | 35.5 | 16 | 51 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
94 career value over replacement — #1256 all-time of 4,695. 11.8/season above a replacement-level S.
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A defensive back with a top 30% among starters — the kind of consistent contributor every roster needs. Solid availability (exceptional availability — almost never missed time) added to their value.
Worth 94 points of value above a freely-available replacement safety — top 28% of all 4,695 ranked at the position. 8 of 8 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +11.8 on average.See board →
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8 seasons × ~11.8 surplus ≈ VORP 94
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